Is depression inherited or learned?
“You largely constructed your depression. It wasn’t given to you. Therefore, you can deconstruct it.” ~Albert Ellis This one really pisses some people off, especially those who are quite invested in thinking about their depression as “genetic” and “inherited.” Originally […]
Can you dispute a “secondary disburbance”?
Posted by Rex Alexander on Mon 3 Mar 25 in Albert Ellis, Cognitve (Behavior) Therapy, David Burns, Disputing, Secondary Disturbance | ∞
A reader asks what David Burns means in Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy when he says that you cannot dispute a feeling, you can only dispute a thought. Originally posted 2012-09-21 05:22:16.
Types of disputing
Will Ross, REBT extraordinaire, explains the different types of disputing . . . Originally posted 2013-02-07 19:47:55.
Disputing Overgeneralizations
Posted by Rex Alexander on Mon 20 Jan 25 in Disputing, overgeneralization, Ten Cognitive Distortions | ∞
A new reader asks how to dispute an “overgeneralization“ Originally posted 2017-06-07 00:00:23.